The law finally caught up with Bowral socialite Annabel Walker on Wednesday afternoon at the Downing Centre Local Courts when she was sentenced to 18 months prison on a string of fraud and deception convictions | hornery
The law finally caught up with Bowral socialite Annabel Walker at the Downing Centre Local Courts on Wednesday afternoon when she was sentenced to 18 months in prison on a string of fraud and deception convictions.Southern Highlands socialite Annabel Walker.Magistrate Susan McIntyre told an emotional Walker, 32, her punishment reflected "fundamental breaches of trust" and that she had "drawn many, many people into this tangled web of deceit".
Among the most serious crimes cited in court was Walker providing false documents, earlier this year, to police claiming she was unable to meet her bail conditions because she was in hospital seeking treatment for unspecified mental health issues. Walker told her emotional parents, who sat quietly in the public gallery, that she was "so sorry, please don't worry" and that "I deserve this" as she was led out of the courtroom by Corrective Services officers.Walker's case has drawn considerable media attention, given her privileged background and family's high profile connections.
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